Almost 1 million immigrants granted US citizenship in 2022
Number is highest in nearly 15 years after Covid pandemic caused a backlog in the system
Nearly 1 million immigrants became US citizens in 2022, the highest number in almost 15 years after the Covid-19 pandemic caused a backlog in the system.
According to new figures from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the countries where most of these new citizens came from were Cuba, the Philippines, India, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
